Camera attachment for making artificial reflections



Afn-il 15, 1930;.

v J. H. sussMAN CAMERA ATTACHMENT FOR MAKING ARTIFICIAL REFLECTIONS Filed Match 2a, 1928 INVENTOR Ja H Jassm n ATTORNEY WITNESES 20 hereinafter described and pointed out in the Patented Apr. 15, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT! OFFICE" 11003 H. SUSSM' A N, OF BROOKLYN, INEI'RT YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T EDWARD J. HERBERT, OF NEW YORK, N.-Y.

CAMERA ATTACHMENT FOR MAKING ARTIFICIAL REFLECTIONS Application filed EarchZB, 1928. Serial No. 265,421.

7 This invention relates to a camera attachment for making artificial reflections, an object of the invention being to provide a reflecting surface located at the end of the lens barrel and on which the object to be photoe graphed is reflected so'that the plate or film will receive the impression of the object and also of the reflection, giving the impression of still water adjacent the object and in which the object is reflected. I

A further object is to provide a device of this character which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonably low price, which may 1 be'used in connection with any type ofcamera, and which will most efliciently perform the functions for which it is intended.

With-these andother objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and ar rangements of parts, which will be more fully claims. s I

In the accompanying drawings- 1 Figure 1 isa view showing a portion of a reflex camera in elevation and showing my improved'attachment in vertical section, the

- view being taken on the section line 11 of g re 2 is a View in elevation at right an les to Figure 1; v

igure 3 is aview, mainly in elevation but partly in section, showing 'my attachment in im roved attachment'3, which may be'termed' connection with an ordinary camera, and il-. lustrating in section a which simulates the reflector attachment;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of my improved attachment;

' Figure 5 is a view showing a'picture such as would be taken with a camera having my im roved attachment thereon.

. eferring more particularly to Figures 1, 2 and-4, 1 represents a reflex' camera and 2 the. lens barrel projecting therefrom. My

a hood, is of general'cylindrical form havmg forming a collar 4 adapted-to fit over the lens barrel 2 and ,desire of the trade,

itsinner end reduced in diameter and maintain itself in position there-' on. This collar portion 4 may be lined with felt 5 or other suitable material to 'a closed by front and rear plates 7 and 8, re-

spectively. v

The plate 6 has a reflecting surface, the polish of which being in accordance with the but it is necessary of course that the'polish be such as will reflect the image therein. The angular or inclined disposition of the plate 6 may be varied in different attachments to suit conditions but a slight incline downwardly from the front to the rear end of'the plate is sufiicient for all ordinarypurposes, as indicated in Figure 1 of'the drawings.

When my improved device is used in connection with an ordinary camera 12 it is desirable to have a finder 9 attached to the camera, which has a division wall 10 constituting a reflecting surface so that in the finder the image and the reflection will alike be observed. With an attachment such as above described, a picture may be taken which shows both the object and the reflection thereof simulating a reflection in still water whether there be anywater near by or not, such a picture being indicated by the reference charac- '-ter 11 in Figure 5. finder attachment! While I have illustrated a specific construction and attachment which constitutes in eflect a hood for easy removal and replacement on the lensbarrel of the camera, it

is to be distinctly understood that the invention is capable of a widemodification in construction, and I desire to cover broadly the idea of. an attachment for a camera having a reflecting surface for the image so that the film or plate receives both the impression of the image and the -reflection thereof, and hence various changes and alterations may be made in the general form of the parts described without departing from my inven-' tion", and I do not limit myself to theprecise details 'set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as the a pended claims. I cl fairly fall within the spirit and scope of 1. A camera attachment, complrisin a hood adapted to be positioned on t e en of the lens barrel of the camera, and a'reflecthoo and constituting the lower wall of the open upper portion of the hood.

2. Acamera attachment, comprising a hood adapted to be positioned on'the end of the lens barrel of the camera, and av reflecting plate extending longitudinally within the hood and constituting the lower wall of the open upper portion of the hood, said hood having front and rear plates below the reflecting plate;

3. A camera attachment, comprising a hood adapted to be ositioned on the end of the lens barrel of t e camera, a. reflecting plate extending longitudinally within the hood and constituting the lower wall of the open upper portion of the hood, said hood reduced in diameter at its inner end, and a collar constituting a part of the hood for removable engagement over the end of the lens barrel.

4. A camera attachment, comprising a hood adapted to be positioned on the end of .lens barrel of the camera, a reflecting plate extending longitudinally within the hood and constituting the lower wall of the open upper portion of the hood, said 'hood having front and rear plates below the reflecting plate,

said hood reduced in diameter at its inner end, and a collar constituting a part of the hood forqremovable engagement over the end of the lens barrel.

5. An attachment for cameras, comprising a hood of general cylindrical form, a longitudinally positioned transversely extending reflecting plate in the hood, and front and rear plates in the hood below'the reflecting plate.

6. A camera attachment, comprising a member havin a reflecting surface in which the image to e photographed is reflected, said member so positioned that the reflection as well as the image is photographed,'said 'refleeting surface functioning to reproduce the image in lines less sharp than the image directly photographed whereby aneffect of an ima e reflected in water is had.

S1gned at New York, in the county or New York, and State of New York, this 27th day of March, A. D. 1 928. i

' 1 JACOB H. .SUSSMAN.

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